Daily Republican., 1887-11-11
CITY COUN OIL.
Another Model Session Last Evening"
another Reminder of "That special
Meeting"- %35 for Badges.


Meeting"- $35 for Badges.
The regular stated meeting of City
Council was held last evening, with
President EokeJ In the chair. The roll
was called, and the minutes Of the two
previous meetings read and approved.
The committees were called, after which
the report Of the City Treasurer was
presented, and showed q bslance OF
SLIT .021 10 in the Union National Bank
10 the credit Of current expenses, $io0
to the park fund and $500 81 TO the
credit Of the sand lot. He also reported
having received the following amounts: {:
Tax Receiver Moody, $40 80; cx Tax
Receiver Kane, S625; Tax Receiver
Mealey, SITS; City Auditor Newell, S14;
Union National Bank, loan fer para
purposes, without interest, $40 900,
The -eport of the Building Inspector
SHOWED that during October he had in.
spect ID Al. .buildlngs and back build.
ings, valued At $49, $50, and that he had
received for fees Sl10.
A com 10 unication was received from
City Solicitor Ball, stating that after q
fall examination of the account OF the
late clerk OF the market, VIM. r. Writ
he found that he still owes the city
$410.
A Communication was also read from
John Dolan, statiug that while con.
structipR sewer on West Ninth street,
he had unknowlnRly violated the law
by digging too close to the centre stone,
and thst for tots offense he had been
fined $50 and costs by Judge Cumm,ns.
He asked that as the act was committsd
uuintentionally the money shonld be
refunded. On motion Of Mr. Norton
the matter was referred to tbs Law and
Finance Committees jointly.
The Board OF Election Comm issioners
sent communication with the follow.
Ing bills which they asked Counci to
pay:
A. G. Wilson, expenses to New York,
$lS; @. Wilson Baist, map. $40; Nc.
eartney & Kenny, shades. 81; Ospeile
Hard ware Company, 50; A E SAnborn
and George 7. Brown, index, S25; eslar-
ies of the three dirt ctors of the do.
psrtmeut, s75 each.
Mr.. Norton said that as the board had
an appropriation he thought they
should pay their own bills. Tne matter
WAS referred to the Law Com mittee.
The Committee on Printing presented
bill Of the Delaware Printing Com
pauy, which they had endorsed and
recommended should be paid. The
clerk read the bill, aud Que OF the items
showed that S35 of tee amount was for
the badges worn by the members the
night they attended the meeting In the
Opera House.
MIR. Miller ssid that he did not think
the taxpayers should pay foi these
badger. He was willing to pay for the
one he wore, and thought the other
members thould do the same. He
moved that the item for badges be
stricken out, and the motion was
seconded by Mr Hawking. Upon The
vote being taken there was very veal
chorus OF 'ayes," followed by ar
almost equal number of s'nays."
Prss,dent Eekel decided that the mo
tion was carried, but before he could d.
SO Mr.. Mcbride said that he had or
, dered tie badges a. the request o
several OF the members, and be wantet
the warrant for !t. After this item wa
stricken out the remainder of the bill
. was passed.
The psy.roii of the president aad
Nom bers, amouuiiDg to $500 IS, wa
, resd, ard showed That the folio wing al
, credited with the extra meeting OF Oc
tober 10: Ayars, Bsale, Baugh, Cham
bere. Forest. Hawkins, Moore, Nc
, Gonials, McVsy, Q1inn, Ryan, ,Shsrke!
, and White. Mr Hswkins said that h,
was entitled 10 but four meetings Mr.
, Chambers was absent, and it is under
sto d that he, with several of the other
named, will return tie dollar 10 th'
, City Treas 1rer.
Mr.. Norton called s:seution to th
] fact that the sureties of e1 Clerk Of tn
Msrket Writ had offered to aettle foi
{ postponed one week to allow the Git,
Solicitor an opportunity to give hi
opinion as to the right Of Council Y
compromise the claim.
Mr. Miller thought it would bs bette
, to refer the matter to committee, snC
z on his motion 1t was referred to tn
9 Public Buildings Committee, with iu
i, structions to confer with the Snlici.e'
j. Council then adjoa.aed. Daring ~
1 evening the following bi y were pssse d
o Gss Company. s. 70: Adams & Bro.
J. $40; Southern E >trin LIGHT OtmpAny
r 1878 SO; A. Tfayp9f, t?:T james Belt
. S'.18; J. NJ. Griffith, 81 80: Mooney 1
o Bolald. for service Of objective in Whit
!. lock cate, $48 92;J Frank Bal, $50; j
j. Dpugher;y, S58; Graves " Go 3,
DR.. ORle, so; Adams & Bro $40 6S
p o H,li, 81; james W. Porter, 81; {
4 Deg, 81 rs; j. NJ. Solomon. 81! 80; N
|. r Kelley, $40: Adams & Bro S. Il
!, Gas Com psnY, 50 25; W Fl. Harllove
Q So; james Nils, SE.25; James M Bcya al
S42 IL; Harry Lspe, S45 OF; Eliza Frsze
$40.